Exists over 5 million years; had lived in Europe, Asia, Africa
and on the island of Madagascar; disappeared from the Nile River
delta in Egypt about 200 years ago. Now be found only in central,
western, and southern Africa.

Distinguished feature: mane (mature male). Had lived from Africa to northern
Indian; now be found only in northern India and in African Saharan.
Wild Population: 400,000 (1950); 16,500-47,000 (2002-2004)

Exists since Miocene era. Two types of rhinoceros in Africa: white rhinos &
black rhinos. The difference is not in the skin colour, but in the shape of
the upper lip. The white rhino has a square lip and the black rhino has
a hooked lip.

Found in two main regions of the world. Grouped
into the Old World monkeys in Africa and Asia and the New World
monkeys in Mexico and Latin America.

Gestation Period: 4-8 months, depending on species.
Life span: 10-50 years, species depending.

Status: Not protected. Often tolerated in Buddhist countries.

Monkey

Toronto Zoo, July 2007

Found in rocky mountains in throughout northern Africa, including Morocco,
southern Algeria, northwest Chad and Sudan.. Rare in its native North Africa;
Now, been introduced to North America, southern Europe and elsewhere.
Drink little water.

The largest of the three zebra species; pouplar with the zoos;
named after President Grevy of France received a gift of
the first specimens from Libria in the 1800s;
compared to other zebras, tall, with large ears and
narrower stripes. Distribution: northern Kenya, Somalia and
eastern Ethiopia.